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Element cluster event: Number of virtual volumes is approaching or has exceeded the maximum recommended limit

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Applies to

  • Element Software 12.3 and later
  • VMware vSphere environments with VVOLs

Issue

When running a vvol environment with a large number of VMs, you may see the following in Cluster Events:

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Type: limitEvent

Message: Number of virtual volumes is approaching or has exceeded the maximum recommended limit.

Details: 

  • virtualVolumesCount: The number of existing vvols in the cluster.
  • virtualVolumesClusterLimit: The maximum recommended number of vvols in the cluster.

 

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